The 75th anniversary of VE-Day in Northern Ireland will take place across Ulster over the Bank Holiday weekend between Friday 8th and Sunday 10th May 2020.
On 4th December 1942, a black American serving in the U.S. Merchant Marine appeared in court in Belfast where he raised the issue of racism in the U.S. Army.
The Duke of Kent made a Royal visit to Northern Ireland between 24th November 1941 and 29th November 1941. He inspected troops and met locals on his trip.
Monmouthshire Regiment drownings in Carlingford Lough, Co. Down
The July 1941 drownings in Carlingford Lough, Co. Down claimed the lives of 6 members of 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment based in nearby Rostrevor.
The problem with Poitín in wartime Northern Ireland
Irish Moonshine, Mountain Dew, Poteen or Poitín... The effects of the illicitly stilled brew were mighty until wartime rationing almost halted the stills.
No visit to Berlin is complete without taking in the historic sites that remain from World War Two from magnificent monuments to battle-scarred buildings.
